BOSTON (WHDH) - BOSTON (WHDH) – The Department of Public Health reported 1,949 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday.
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A total of 527,435 cases have been reported so far in Massachusetts with an estimated 46,413 active cases. The seven-day average positivity rate of 2.4 percent dropped 0.15 percent from Thursday’s report.
A total of 65 new deaths were confirmed, elevating the confirmed virus-related death toll to 15,116 statewide.
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One thousand, one hundred and forty-nine people are currently hospitalized and 291 are currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, typically between people who are in close contact with one another and via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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As of February 10, 8,223 people under the age of 19 have tested positive. The highest rate of positives per age group.
Ages 20-29 came in next with 6,772, followed by 30-39 year-olds at 5,482. The lowest reported age group was those over 80 with just 1,350 confirmed cases.
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